1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

3 CYNTHIA DENISE PICKLESIMER, ) Case No. 1:20-CV-01615-GSA 4 ) Plaintiff ) STIPULATION AND PROPOSED 5 ) ORDER FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEY’S v. ) FEES UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO 6 ) JUSTICE ACT (EAJA) 7 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ) Acting Commissioner of Social Security, ) 8 ) Defendant ) 9 ) 10 ____________________________________)

11 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their undersigned counsel, 12 subject to the approval of the Court, that Plaintiff shall be awarded attorney’s fees under the Equal 13 Access to Justice Act (EAJA),

(d), in the amount of TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED dollars and ZERO cents ($2,700.00). This amount represents compensation for all legal 14 services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff by counsel in connection with this civil action, in accordance 15 with

(d). 16 After the Court issues an order for payment of EAJA fees and expenses to Plaintiff, the 17 government will consider the matter of Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA fees and expenses to 18 Plaintiff’s attorney. The government’s ability to honor the assignment will depend on whether the 19 fees and expenses are subject to an offset allowed under the United States Department of the 20 Treasury’s Offset Program pursuant to Astrue v. Ratcliff,

(2010). After the order of 21 EAJA fees and expenses is entered, the government will determine if they are subject to an offset. If 22 it is determined that Plaintiff’s EAJA fees and expenses are not subject to an offset under Astrue v. Ratcliff,

(2010) and the Department of Treasury’s Offset Program, then the check for 23 EAJA fees and expenses shall be made payable to Jacqueline A. Forslund, based upon Plaintiff’s 24 assignment of these amounts to Plaintiff’s attorney. The parties agree that whether these checks are 25 made payable to Plaintiff or Jacqueline A. Forslund, such checks shall be mailed to Plaintiff’s 26 attorney. This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Plaintiff’s request for EAJA 27 attorney fees, and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of Defendant under the 28 EAJA or otherwise. Payment of the agreed amount shall constitute a complete release from, and bar 1 to, any and all claims that Plaintiff and/or Plaintiff’s Counsel may have relating to EAJA attorney 2 fees in connection with this action.

3 Respectfully submitted, 4 5 Date: December 15, 2021 JACQUELINE A. FORSLUND Attorney at Law 6

7 /s/Jacqueline A. Forslund 8 JACQUELINE A. FORSLUND Attorney for Plaintiff 9 Date: December 15, 2021 PHILIP A. TALBERT 10 Acting United States Attorney PETER K. THOMPSON 11 Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 12 Social Security Administration

13 /s/ Sathya Oum SATHYA OUM 14 Special Assistant United States Attorney 15 *By email authorization Attorney for Defendant 16 ORDER 17

18 IT IS SO ORDERED. 19 20 Dated: December 15, 2021 /s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 21

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